Abigail Breslin

"Helen is a hero of mine -- for so many reasons. She never gave up on herself and she had so many people who believed in her, like her teacher Annie Sullivan." About Breslin, Richenthal said: "I have never met a young girl her age who is so clear-eyed and unstarry. Helen Keller was brilliant -- an IQ of 150-something -- and obviously a courageous person to overcome what she did. I see in Abigail those qualities."

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"I think one always needs to find ways to reintroduce it," said producer David Richenthal. "I have been waiting for the right director and the right cast. "I have never met a young girl her age who is so clear-eyed and unstarry," he said, of 13-year-old Breslin.

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"I have been waiting for the right director and the right cast." And he feels he has found them in his director and two stars. About Breslin, Richenthal said: "I have never met a young girl her age who is so clear-eyed and unstarry. Helen Keller was brilliant - an IQ of 150-something - and obviously a courageous person to overcome what she did. I see in Abigail those qualities."

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Cameron said: "What was amazing about working with Abigail was that I realised you see her and you're like, 'Oh, she's just a little girl,' but she's got so much power within her.

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Actress Cameron Diaz taught co-star Abigail Breslin, 13, how to curse: "When she didn't swear, I said, 'You're starting to offend me, Abby. If you don't start swearing every three words then I will fine you'."

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", where she played Anna Fitzgerald alongside Cameron Diaz, and also starred in "Zombieland. In September 2009, Breslin was spotted filming in Des Moines, IA as the title character in the film Janie Jones. "I can't say too much about it, but it is a drama," Breslin said. "It has some funny parts in it, but for the most part it's drama. "

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"Helen is a hero of mine for so many reasons. She never gave up on herself," said Breslin.

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She explained: "I don't declare either way if I'm going to have children. I don't know what will happen... and I'm totally fine with that."

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"My Sister's Keeper," she told reporters that she recently got a $1 raise. "I get $13 [a week] now, because I'm 13," says Breslin.

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That was what I liked about the movie," Breslin says. Though movies such as "Nim's Island," "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Definitely, Maybe"

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